WILL MINISTER RESIGN? OVER THE POWER CRISIS

Kwabena Donkor, Ghana's Minister of Power

Asks Ekow Mensah

There are very strong indications that Dr Kwabena Donkor, Minister of Power is not planning to take his personal belongings out of the Ministry and head home into unemployment.

Dr Donkor appears very determined to keep his post in spite of his pledge that if the power crisis does not end by the end of December, he will resign.

 Now the Minister claims that he promised to end “load shedding” and not “Dumsor Dumsor” by the end of December.

Somebody asked “what is the difference?

And the Minister’s response was” Dumsor” is erratic power supply and “load shedding“ is planned rationing of power.

 Whatever it may be called and whatever technical or non technical definitions there may be, the people of Ghana simply desire and want uninterrupted power supply.

Insiders say that Ghana cannot have uninterrupted power supply by the end of December this year because of the lack of funds to purchase fuels for power generation.

It is estimated that between now and December, Ghana needs at least US$ 100 million for the purchase of fuel.

If Ghana is to have uninterrupted power supply up to the end of February 2016 then the Government will have to find as much as US$ 300 million.

The problem with power supply is not about generation capacity but lack of funds to purchase fuel.

As things stand now, indications are that there are very dark days ahead for Ghana and its people.

Editorial

The Battle Is Not Over!

The progressive people of the world should not to be deceived into going to sleep because the battle for the liberation of Cuba from under the jack boots of US imperialism is not over.

The speeches of officials of the US administration with regards to Cuba have been toned down but the blockade is still on and the US occupation of the Guantanamo Bay is not ended.

Indeed solidarity with Cuba ought to continue unabated until the full sovereignty of the Island state is restored and its people are free to develop their full human potential.

The Cuban people should be free to trade with and in any country of their choice.

They should be able to buy essential medicines from any part of the world and they should not be discriminated against on account of their being Cuban.

Aluta continua!